diff --git a/drivers/platform/mellanox/mlxbf-pmc.c b/drivers/platform/mellanox/mlxbf-pmc.c
index 4ed9c7fd2b62..9d18dfca6a67 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/mellanox/mlxbf-pmc.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/mellanox/mlxbf-pmc.c
@@ -1774,6 +1774,7 @@ static int mlxbf_pmc_init_perftype_counter(struct device *dev, unsigned int blk_
 
 	/* "event_list" sysfs to list events supported by the block */
 	attr = &pmc->block[blk_num].attr_event_list;
+	sysfs_attr_init(&attr->dev_attr.attr);
 	attr->dev_attr.attr.mode = 0444;
 	attr->dev_attr.show = mlxbf_pmc_event_list_show;
 	attr->nr = blk_num;
@@ -1787,6 +1788,7 @@ static int mlxbf_pmc_init_perftype_counter(struct device *dev, unsigned int blk_
 	if (strstr(pmc->block_name[blk_num], "l3cache") ||
 	    ((pmc->block[blk_num].type == MLXBF_PMC_TYPE_CRSPACE))) {
 		attr = &pmc->block[blk_num].attr_enable;
+		sysfs_attr_init(&attr->dev_attr.attr);
 		attr->dev_attr.attr.mode = 0644;
 		attr->dev_attr.show = mlxbf_pmc_enable_show;
 		attr->dev_attr.store = mlxbf_pmc_enable_store;
@@ -1814,6 +1816,7 @@ static int mlxbf_pmc_init_perftype_counter(struct device *dev, unsigned int blk_
 	/* "eventX" and "counterX" sysfs to program and read counter values */
 	for (j = 0; j < pmc->block[blk_num].counters; ++j) {
 		attr = &pmc->block[blk_num].attr_counter[j];
+		sysfs_attr_init(&attr->dev_attr.attr);
 		attr->dev_attr.attr.mode = 0644;
 		attr->dev_attr.show = mlxbf_pmc_counter_show;
 		attr->dev_attr.store = mlxbf_pmc_counter_store;
@@ -1826,6 +1829,7 @@ static int mlxbf_pmc_init_perftype_counter(struct device *dev, unsigned int blk_
 		attr = NULL;
 
 		attr = &pmc->block[blk_num].attr_event[j];
+		sysfs_attr_init(&attr->dev_attr.attr);
 		attr->dev_attr.attr.mode = 0644;
 		attr->dev_attr.show = mlxbf_pmc_event_show;
 		attr->dev_attr.store = mlxbf_pmc_event_store;
@@ -1861,6 +1865,7 @@ static int mlxbf_pmc_init_perftype_reg(struct device *dev, unsigned int blk_num)
 	while (count > 0) {
 		--count;
 		attr = &pmc->block[blk_num].attr_event[count];
+		sysfs_attr_init(&attr->dev_attr.attr);
 		attr->dev_attr.attr.mode = 0644;
 		attr->dev_attr.show = mlxbf_pmc_counter_show;
 		attr->dev_attr.store = mlxbf_pmc_counter_store;